Chris Tierney

About

Great third and 4th liner for the San Jose Sharks.His role in the classic song Holiday Sweater.

Dislike

He scores most of his points against Vancouver. Come on Tierney Why not Anaheim or LA.😂

Shoots

Left

Position

Centre

Origin

Born July 1,1994 in Keswick Ontario.

Height

6 ft 1 in/185 cm

Weight

187 ib/85 kg

Tierney began his major junior career with the London Knights in 2010-11 season scoring 11 points in 47 games. At the 2012 NHL entry draft San Jose picked Tierney 55th overall. During the 2012-13 season the Knights and Tierney won the J.Ross Robertson Cup. Tierney finished the playoffs with 21 points in 21 games.Tierney finished his junior career with the Knights in the 2013-14 season with a total of 191 points in 247 games.On April 13,2013 the Sharks signed Tierney to a standard entry level contract.Tierney made the sharks 2014-15 seasons starting roster and got an assist in his first NHL game on October 8,2014.On February 5,2015 Tierney scores his first ever NHL goal in a 5-1 win against Vancouver.Tierney also spent time with the Warchester Sharks that season. Tierney made the sharks roster full time in the 2015-16 season playing 81 regular season games where he put up 24 points and played in 24 playoff games where the sharks lost to the Penguins in the cup finals :sob: .On July 11,2017 the sharks extended Tierney’s contract for 1 year worth $735,000 a year. This season Tierney has played a more important role on the sharks taking the third line center role from Tomas Hertl, Hertl is now on the sharks second line with Logan Couture. Tierney has set career highs in points this season with 33 points in 63 games played.